Dear Kehillah Families,

We are excited to introduce the Kehillah B’Yachad program! As you may have heard it translates to “Community Together!”  

We are hopeful that this program is a way to supplement our academic and experiential education offerings, begin the process of bringing our in-person Kehillah back together, and see some happy and smiling faces!

Kehillah B’Yachad is an after-school program that will consist of 90-minute blocks on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The time will provide students with opportunities to begin their transition back to campus, and participate in a variety of exercise, academic, and social activities.

On Wednesdays, Kehillah will invite whole classes back to campus for some time to see each other in person and participate in grade-level activities.

Both programs will have a mix of organized activities as well as time for students to relax and socialize. Each day will be a little bit different, and has the potential for students to broaden social circles, learn new skills, and get to know members of the community.  

An important aspect of the Kehillah B’Yachad is that it will be low-tech or no-tech. We want to encourage in-person socializing and being away from screens, unless they are being used specifically for the activity.

We will be launching Kehillah B’Yachad with the following dates and times:

All activities will be held outside and students will be expected to stay distanced and masked for the duration of the event. We ask all parents to support our expectations for consistency in safe and healthy behavior.

As optimistic as we are about putting Kehillah B’Yachad together, we want the community to be equally cognizant about our individual and collective actions. We are taking many measures to lessen the potential of infection, but there is no way to guarantee 0% spread of COVID-19. Our success is dependent on all of us working together to keep our Kehillah safe.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Ryan Greenfield